Earlier today, Beyoncé added extra dates to the string of shows announced for 2014 as part of a wider Mrs Carter Show European tour. The singer will now play two dates each in Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester before four nights at London’s O2 Arena in February and March of next year. X Factor winner Sam Bailey will provide support on all of the dates. Scroll down for full dates and ticket details.

Beyoncé performed new track ‘XO’ for the first time on Friday night (December 13). The US singer was not expected to release a follow up to her last album, ‘4’, until 2014, but surprised fans by releasing the ‘visual album’ exclusively on iTunes last week. Read NME’s review of the album by clicking here.